anterior

situated at or directed toward the front; opposite of posterior. In quadrupeds the use of the term is limited to parts of the head but is often used to mean cranially. In bipeds such as humans it is synonymous with ventral.

anterior abdomen pain

elicited pain in the anterior abdomen caused, in cattle, by reticulitis, hepatic or splenic abscess, abomasal ulcer and intestinal obstruction.

anterior chamber

the part of the eyeball between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humor.

cranial, nonrotary movement of the proximal tibia in relation to the distal femur. Normally restricted by the cranial (anterior) cruciate ligament and used as a diagnostic test for rupture of that structure.

anterior epithelial layer

of the cornea is a noncornified, stratified, squamous epithelium, continuous with the bulbar conjunctival epithelium.

anterior functional stenosis

achalasia of the reticulo-omasal sphincter causing ingesta to accumulate in the reticulorumen.

anterior limiting membrane

of the cornea is a combination of the basement membrane, a felted layer of fine collagen fibers; substantial only in primates.

a section of the genus Trypanosoma in which the infectious stages accumulate in the mouthparts and salivary glands of the intermediate host so that the parasite is transmitted when the insect vector takes a blood meal. Called also Salivaria. See also posterior station trypanosomes.

of Round Rock, TX, one of the nation's leading urogynecologists, said, "Ascend fulfils a need surgeons have had for years for an implant that can treat both anterior compartment and apical prolapse at the same time and in the same procedure.

Recurrent anterior compartment prolapse with not more than stage 1 apical prolapse (attempt to identify the reason for recurrence to guide individual management plan, though level 1 evidence is lacking)

Posterior compartment--deep to the parotid duct, contains specialized syssarcosis adipose tissue, a remnant of the succatory fat pad that aids in muscle motion and is of lower CT attenuation and of higher fat signal on MRI than all surrounding fat, including the anterior compartment.

These women include those with recurrent prolapse - particularly of the anterior compartment - and those with medical comorbidities that "preclude more invasive and lengthier open and endoscopic procedures," according to the statement which appears in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Obstet.

Burman originally stated that the elbow was "unsuitable" for arthroscopic examination, (1) but later retracted the statement when he was able to visualize the anterior compartment in a cadaveric study.

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